The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:58:42 at Monterrey 2026 put Mauricio Mercado & César Mercado 952nd of 983 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:35 behind the median. A harder second half: 8:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:30, behind 91% of the field.
Monterrey cost the whole field time: about 2:15 more than the average race this season, going by 315 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:36Running 1 5:06v median +0:45
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Block 02 11:00Running 2 7:48v median +2:27
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Block 03 14:15Running 3 8:39v median +2:43
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Block 04 13:02Running 4 9:29v median +3:35
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Block 05 16:02Running 5 10:22v median +4:24
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Block 06 12:08Running 6 10:15v median +4:22
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Block 07 13:53Running 7 8:17v median +2:26
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Block 08 17:25Running 8 10:31v median +4:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:30
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 979
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 979 men's teams who finished.